This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.